duncan228
01-02-2011, 01:30 AM
Greatest signature moves in the NBA (http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2011/01/01/greatest-signature-moves-in-the-nba/)
Jared Wade
The Point Forward
SI.com
...Here are some that may go down in history alongside MJ’s unforgettable tongue:
Tony Parker’s Teardrop
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Check out Parker’s sweet little floaters at the 0:35, 0:56 and 1:12 marks above. Now, Mark Jackson owns this move, but he has loaned it to Frenchman — probably as payback for that whole Statue of Liberty thing.
The Bank of Duncan
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The lost art of the bank shot — it’s something we hear about constantly from the old people inside our TV sets. I’m not sure why it’s a theoretically easier shot to make from a scientific perspective (disclaimer: I scored a 50 out of possible 100 in my final semester of high school physics) and the shooting percentages from the days when people often did go glass don’t suggest it was a huge buoy to accuracy. But the fact is that, yes, nobody uses the window anymore. Scottie Pippen used to do it all the time. Dwyane Wade still does on occasion from mid-range (and by accident from three). But in the modern game, the bank shot is the patent-pending property of Tim Duncan.
The Flash/Manu Two-Step
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I’m leaning toward Dwyane Wade here, but I honestly can’t decide whose two-step is more iconic: Wade’s or Manu’s. They both are on another level than the rest of the league. Of that much I’m certain. Wade’s is more powerful and explosive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfp360WoXqQ) while Manu’s is more agile and artistic, but I’m not sure I can say either guy does it more effectively, mainly because it’s a nearly unstoppable weapon in the arsenal of each. It just comes down to preference. Do you favor a Ferrari that switches gears and lanes to slingshot past the competition for a ferocious dunk, or are you partial to peregrine falcon from Argentina that Baryshnikovs its way through traffic to complete a wispy lay-in that few other people in the world could make? Depends on the day for me, but I’ll take either. It also seems fitting that one is right-handed and the other is a lefty. That helps make them both unique stylistically.
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The others, hit the link.
The Rondo Fake
Dirk Nowitzki’s Top-of-the-Key Fadeaway
Deron Williams’ Crossover
LeBron’s Once-Boring Dunk
Brad Miller’s Slow Pump Fake
Derrick Rose’s Spree-like Dunk
Derek Fisher’s PUJIT
The Nash Wrong-Foot Scoop
Blake Griffin’s Rim Annihilation
LeBron’s Chase-Down Block
Jamal Crawford’s Shake-and-Bake
The Melo Jab Step
Kobe’s “Bobby Brown Jaw”
http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2011/01/01/greatest-signature-moves-in-the-nba/
Jared Wade
The Point Forward
SI.com
...Here are some that may go down in history alongside MJ’s unforgettable tongue:
Tony Parker’s Teardrop
Q1AsDuCQHrM
Check out Parker’s sweet little floaters at the 0:35, 0:56 and 1:12 marks above. Now, Mark Jackson owns this move, but he has loaned it to Frenchman — probably as payback for that whole Statue of Liberty thing.
The Bank of Duncan
9VEvx1_6Vw8
The lost art of the bank shot — it’s something we hear about constantly from the old people inside our TV sets. I’m not sure why it’s a theoretically easier shot to make from a scientific perspective (disclaimer: I scored a 50 out of possible 100 in my final semester of high school physics) and the shooting percentages from the days when people often did go glass don’t suggest it was a huge buoy to accuracy. But the fact is that, yes, nobody uses the window anymore. Scottie Pippen used to do it all the time. Dwyane Wade still does on occasion from mid-range (and by accident from three). But in the modern game, the bank shot is the patent-pending property of Tim Duncan.
The Flash/Manu Two-Step
VSpF6OFvXl8
I’m leaning toward Dwyane Wade here, but I honestly can’t decide whose two-step is more iconic: Wade’s or Manu’s. They both are on another level than the rest of the league. Of that much I’m certain. Wade’s is more powerful and explosive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfp360WoXqQ) while Manu’s is more agile and artistic, but I’m not sure I can say either guy does it more effectively, mainly because it’s a nearly unstoppable weapon in the arsenal of each. It just comes down to preference. Do you favor a Ferrari that switches gears and lanes to slingshot past the competition for a ferocious dunk, or are you partial to peregrine falcon from Argentina that Baryshnikovs its way through traffic to complete a wispy lay-in that few other people in the world could make? Depends on the day for me, but I’ll take either. It also seems fitting that one is right-handed and the other is a lefty. That helps make them both unique stylistically.
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The others, hit the link.
The Rondo Fake
Dirk Nowitzki’s Top-of-the-Key Fadeaway
Deron Williams’ Crossover
LeBron’s Once-Boring Dunk
Brad Miller’s Slow Pump Fake
Derrick Rose’s Spree-like Dunk
Derek Fisher’s PUJIT
The Nash Wrong-Foot Scoop
Blake Griffin’s Rim Annihilation
LeBron’s Chase-Down Block
Jamal Crawford’s Shake-and-Bake
The Melo Jab Step
Kobe’s “Bobby Brown Jaw”
http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2011/01/01/greatest-signature-moves-in-the-nba/